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NGC 1863

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NGC 1863

Summary

NGC 1863 is a star cluster[1]. NGC 1863 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1863 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 1863's instance of is recorded as star cluster[4].
  • NGC 1863's constellation is recorded as Dorado[5].
  • NGC 1863's spectral class is recorded as A[6].
  • NGC 1863 is part of Large Magellanic Cloud[7].
  • NGC 1863's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1863[8].
  • NGC 1863's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1863[9].
  • NGC 1863's catalog code is recorded as ESO 56-77[10].
  • NGC 1863's catalog code is recorded as HD 269158[11].
  • NGC 1863's catalog code is recorded as CPD-68 328[12].
  • NGC 1863's catalog code is recorded as OGLE-CL LMC 206[13].
  • NGC 1863's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 299[14].
  • NGC 1863's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • NGC 1863's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11'}[16].
  • NGC 1863's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+77.917667'}[17].
  • NGC 1863's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-68.7266694'}[18].
  • NGC 1863's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[19].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 1863's instance of is recorded as star cluster[4].

Use and Application

NGC 1863 is part of Large Magellanic Cloud[7].

Why It Matters

NGC 1863 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . VizieR Online Data Catalog: Henry Draper Catalogue and Extension, published in Ann. Harvard Obs. 91-100 (1918-1925). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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